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GIVES SATISFACTION as a Beverage and UTILITY as a Tonic Avoid Oounterfsits oi Mica St., Broken Hill, N.S.W. who has a vast experience in fever and operating cases, and during her pro fessional career has been associated with some of ADELAIDE'S LEADING SURGEONS gives her opinion, after close observation, of the strengthening powers of CLEMENTS TONIC LTD., "For months I have read the testimonies of nurses In the papers, expressing their opinion of the valu able medicine, Clements Tonic. "I qualified for the pro fession over 40 years ago, and in earlier days I was associated with some of Adelaide's cleverest sur geons. Until 12 years ago I nursed in .South Aus tralia, and am at present on the Barrier Fields. I have had great experi ence, and can endorse the testimonies of the nurses I have read. I have closely noted the effect of medicines upon my patients, and years ago was satisfied Clements Tonic had no equal. I am still of that opinions Use this as you wish. (Signed) NURSE MENZIES....

THE ENSIGN WITH WHICH IS IKCOBrOftATBUTHB TOOFIA AND W&amp;LBHPOOL PIONBEft. FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1914. Meeting to re-form, the Toora' foot ball club io-morrow'—Saturday — night. fort Welshpool motor boat picnic on Monday. D-Jii't mitS this tieat. • Tenders are invited, by the Home Affairs Department for const'UCtion of ne&amp;lt;v brick post office' and quarters ut Toora. Don't forgot the grand concert and dance at H-dloy on Wednesday next. Lai Logic, the great comedian, is: the Btar pi-rfwrmer. Bee adv.t. Great auction sa'e of drapery, iron inongi ry, sad-llery, etc., at Toora Me chanics hall 011 Thursday next, lOtli inst. Seo special announcement el.-e where in this issue. Mr VV. B. M. Smith, of Port W.elsh pool, writes to 8 iy that his mo^or boat •' liclipse " will not be running in con nection with the Port Welshpool m&amp;lt;tor boat picnic on Monday next, i>8 lie will be in Melbourne on that dat", and d^ies not wieh to disippoint his friends who expect a trip in l...

Social Reform Rureau. Under the auspices of the above a public meeting was held in the Leongatha Hall on Monday, 30th March, when the president (the Rev. Jas. Jackson) presided. The chief item on the programme was a lantern lecture entitled "The Story of Alcohol." This was given by the Rev. W. Seamer, who, in an address, stated that Sir F. Treves, a scientist, had described it as "an insidious poison," and Professor Osborne (Melbourne University) had stated that it was " a nar cotic poison." It was created by the decomposition or rotting of moist sugar. " Alcohol is putri fied sugar," said Dr Ridge. In teresting slides showed the wine making process. In grapes the sugar was already present, and only need contact with the air to be changed into alcohol and cabonic acid gas. But in the making of alcohol from grain the Btarch was first changed to sugar by malting. By fermentation good food was turned to poison. One pint of milk contained more nourishment than ten pints of ale or three ...

Woorarra East (From our Correspondent) 1 ho long-wished for road machine is now doing good work in Woorarra. Owing to the scarcity of labor some of the farmers set to work and rem >ved the fa len debris caused by the recent iiusli fires, aud havo grabbed the roots, etc, from Granite Bar, as f ir ulong as the machine had to be worked so that the work might be proceeded with. We are pleased to state that Mr Harry Crouch, who met with such a piinfiil acc'dent recently, is making rapid progress towards recovery, and beinp in .-uch good hands as those of Dr Barrett and Nurse Calvert, we ix pect to have Harry back with us again shortly. Grass is growing well now but soma farmers are ookiug fur a good downpour to start the creeks running. A working boe was arranged for Tuesday to put the fin.il touches to the sports ground, and fix horse jumps, etc. ready for Saturday.

Quips and Quiddites of the Man in the Street. (BY PODARGUS.) "Whilst sitting on the top rail of &amp;lt; McCartin's sale yards indulging 1 in Nature Study of the Cow, I ' heard a parental looking old i dodger say, " No, I'm sending them to a private school because there is too much 'tornraj" rot' about State schools nowadays.'" As I wasn't a " buyer," nor yet a " seller," 1 got down from my perch, and being "chummy " with the boys, I 6et out to find what this "tommy rot" amounted to from a practical standpoint. The first " candidate" was asked if he knew where Timbuctoo was situated, and the reply was, "Dunno; never heard of the bally place." Inquiry as to the whereabouts of Chicago, Calcutta and Coleraine led to similar re sults. No. 2 was asked what caused the tides to rise and fall. I was informed " The wind, of course;what'd you think?" No. 3 claimed to be a '' dab " at brush work. He was asked to name the primary colors, but could only conclude that they were " the colors y...

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. [We &amp;lt;lo not necctmrily identify ourtjulve with opiatou* expressed by correspondent but.our columns are always open for matter 1 interest to the public. J PETS AND "PESTS. TO TJ1K EDITOR OK '• THK ENSIGN." Sir,—1 have penned a few lines appropriate to " Proprietor Counter | Lunch Hotel's" letter in last issue, which you might publish. Here it is— Breathes there a Toora man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own my native town, | Where all my little "pets" have grown. In this beautiful town of Toora. t I've wandered far," I've wandered near, But never a spot was e'er so dear, It's verdant hills, and valleys green, Nothing like it in the world is seen, Or the beautiful girls of Toora. Pets we have here by the score, They make the young swain's hearts so sore But they know their place, and man ners too, They dress quite gay, there's no one who Would not love a giil from Toora But there are other '-'pets " we know, And they q...

Decentralisation. TO those who watch affairs in Victoria the present outlook in dicates serious trouble ahead. Not since- the period of the great land boom of 25 years ago has ! there been such a congestion of i the life of the State at the centre. 1 Notwithstanding all the Govern- &amp;lt; ment has been attempting to do ' for the country districts the people are steadily leaving rural for city industries. The exten sive irrigation schemes which were to do so much are not all what they have been cracked up to be, and the money laid out on them is now not worth twenty shillings in the pound. All this seems quite natural when one re flects on the manner in which the whole State is run by and for the benefit of the people of Melbourne. Half of the population of the State is grouped round the meeting place of Parliament, and personal influence .is still an im portant factor in our political life. The man on the spot always has an advantage over the man who is far away. This fact, to...

Gunyah Junction Sports. The annual Gunyah Junction sport! mooting w.is held on Tuesday, March 31st, under most favourable weather. The attendance was up to expectations and included .visitors for many miles around. The various events were well competed for and keen intereat was manifested in the chop events which is tho case at most sports meetings uow-vdays and although it- gives extra trouble in preparing for such events tiiey well repay for it. The president of the club was un sparing in his efforts in preparing for the comfort of visitors by keeping' the programme going. Mr M. F. Hourigan (secretary) had the bulk of the work to do and this " Mick '* mastered well, proving himself the right man in the right position on a sports committee. Following are the results:— Standing Block Chop, 42in. logs.—• T. Lee, 15 sees, bhd, 1; N. Kogore,. scr., 2. Open Underhand Chop, 5-1 in. logs. —J. Hughes, 25 sees, bhd., 1; A. P, Sagasser, 25 sees, bhd., 2. Sheffield Handicap.—G. Leighton. 14yd...

Department of Home Affairs, Works Branch, Victorin. 151 Collins Street, Melbourne, 2nd April, 1914. Separate tenders win be re ceived until 11" a.m. on Wednes day, 15th April 19-14, for :— Construction of New Brick Post Offico aud Quarters at TOORA. Specifications and plans may he in spected at the office of the Works Di rector for Victoria, 151 Col ins Street, Melbourne, also at the Post Office, 'l'oora. Tenders are to be addressed to the " Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, corner of Gipps and Lansdoffne Streets, Me bourne," and endorsed as above. | No tender will necessarily he nccopted. JOSEPH COOK, Minister for Home Affairs.